A handful of parents gather on Lawyers Mall in Annapolis for a demonstration against Common Core education standards. The rally preceded a public hearing with lawmakers and state education leaders on the new standards. Kai Reed has details.

SHE HAD THE REMOTE -- HYPOTHERMIA BUT TONIGHT SHE IS EXPECTED TO BE OK. A PROTEST RALLY IN ANNAPOLIS TONIGHT. THERE IS A DEMONSTRATION AGAINST COMMON CORE EDUCATION STANDARDS. THERE WAS A PUBLIC HEARING WITH LAWMAKERS AND STATE EDUCATION LEADERS. KAI REED WAS THERE AND SHE JOINS US FROM THE NEWSROOM WITH DETAILS. THE LAWMAKERS CALL FOR A HEARING BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT THE STATE HAVING GETTING A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMMON CORE. BEFORE THEY GOT STARTED, A GROUP OF PARENTS TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN HOW UNHAPPY THEY ARE. THERE ARE WAYS -- THINGS THAT ARE TAUGHT TO YOUNG CHILDREN THAT ARE NOT APPROPRIATE. THEIR BRAINS ARE NOT WIRED TO LEARN THAT WAY. SHE IS ONE OF A DOZEN PARENTS WHO BRAVE THE COLD AND WIND TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE COMMON CORE. THE PARENTS CLAIM THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE SUFFERING UNDER THE NEW EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS. WE HAVE NO INPUT. MANY PEOPLE ARE BLINDSIDED. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE COMMON CORE IS. THE RALLY WAS FOLLOWED BY A PUBLIC HEARING. AND RUN YOU -- ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY LEGISLATORS WERE ABLE TO SIT DOWN WITH EDUCATORS. SPECIFICALLY HOW IT IS GOING TO BE USED TO EVALUATE TEACHERS. THEY CALL FOR A TRANSITION -- THEY CALL A TRANSITION TO COMMON CORE DIFFICULT, BUT NECESSARY. THEY SAY THAT THEY WANT STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE WITH DUNES ACROSS THE WORLD AND IN THE OLDEN THAT GLOBAL ECONOMY. BENCHMARKS WERE ESTABLISHED IN LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH, ESSENTIALLY EXPLAINING WHAT STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW AT EACH GRADE LEVEL. THE STANDARDS WERE SET BACK IN 2010. THE SCHOOL HAS HAD THREE YEARS TO PREPARE FOR IMPLEMENTATION. OTHERS SAY THAT TEACHERS, STUDENTS, PARENTS NEED MORE TIME. WE HAVE TO DO IT THOUGHTFULLY AND THOROUGHLY. WE HAVE TO HAVE THE TEACHERS COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. WE DO NOT HAVE TO DO THINGS OVERNIGHT. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A GOOD MEASURED PACE. I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW. SLOWING IT DOWN, WHAT ARE YOU ASKING ME TO DO? WHAT HAPPENS TO THE KIDS RIGHT NOW? WE ARE DOING WHAT IS THE BEST FOR THE KIDS WHO DESERVE IT. THAT IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE. THERE ARE SEVERAL BILLS PENDING THE DEAL WITH THE COMMON CORE. ONE BILL WOULD CANCEL THE MARYLAND STATE ASSEMBLY TEST FOR THE SPRING BECAUSE OF WHAT IT

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